Senior/Junior Memo

Vol.9#6
January 6, 2009

Welcome back!!!  

Important Upcoming Dates: 

01/15/09 – Advanced Placement Information Night 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

01/24/09 – Practice SAT Test – McIntosh Auditorium 7:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

02/07/09 – Practice ACT Test – McIntosh Auditorium 7:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

02/11/09 – Workshop for Practice SAT & ACT – McIntosh Auditorium 7:30 p.m. 

Scholarships: Scholarship information is posted on the website www.mcintoshhigh.com  --we hope you find this listing helpful. Please use the websites listed to obtain further information. If the listing indicates that a nomination is needed, come by Guidance to pick up the Nomination Form to complete and return to Guidance.  Feel free to contact your guidance counselor if you need assistance.  Mrs. Huey is this year’s contact for scholarships. 

On-Campus College Visits:  Come by Guidance to sign-up in the On-Campus Visit book, complete the form for a pass, and pick up a handout.  These visits are for senior and juniors only.  Remember no passes will be issued the day of the visit.  Only three visits per student per year, so choose wisely! 

Check the board in the Guidance office for the most updated information!

 

Information: 

College Board Office South 866-392-4088 

Fast Web Student Bulletin --Check out the bulletin board outside the Guidance office for information.

Free College Scholarship Search & Financial Aid Information- Scholarships.com 

We can help Booth Middle School Band and Chorus raise money for their programs through the General Mills box top fundraiser.  MHS front office has a collection box for General Mills food products box tops.  For more information visit the website at www.boxtips4education.com.   

Order Transcripts in Guidance, cost is $3.00 ea —and will be available in THREE school days after ordering.  Transcripts can now be ordered online at www.GAcollege411.org.  Go to www.GAcollege411.org.  Log on or create an account.  Click on “My 411”.  Choose “My Transcripts” on left menu. (A little below half point).  Verify or update information.  Click “Update info and continue” button.  Select destination schools (use CTRL and click to select multiple schools if you choose to send to more than one).  Enable automatic release of future versions.  Click “Release Transcript” button.  A confirmation will be presented.  Recipient Post Secondary Institution(s) will be listed with release date.  After the Post Secondary Institution downloads the transcript, a date will be displayed.  Log off. 

All seniors who have been accepted to a college or university and/or received a scholarship come by the Guidance Office and sign the college acceptance book. 

College Acceptance and Scholarships:

 

Practice SAT & ACT

The McIntosh Guidance Department will be hosting a service for students who want to experience taking the SAT & ACT for practice before they begin taking the test for real.  Results from this testing will not be sent to any college.  Instead, it will provide an opportunity for students to decide where their strengths and weaknesses are and how they need to prepare before taking the REAL THING!  Any students, particularly juniors, are invited to register for these practice tests.  Register in the Guidance Office Before Friday, January 23, 2009.  $20 for one test or $35 for both the SAT and the ACT.  The SAT will be administered on January 24^th from 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the McIntosh Auditorium.  The ACT will be administered on February 7^th from 7:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the McIntosh Auditorium.  On February 11^th at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium test scores will be returned.  The follow up session workshop will be held for both parents and students.  During this workshop tips will be given on how to improve scores and make your SAT and ACT experience more successful. 
 
 

MHS school code is # 112360 

SAT and ACT Test Dates 2008-2009 School Year. 

Register at www.collegeboard.com 

SAT 2008—2009 

 

Register at www.act.org 

ACT 2008 – 2009 

 
 

For information on SAT/ACT prep classes call Community Schools at

770-460-3990. 
 

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) will hold Stallion Days on February 14 and April 18. The April 18^th date is for Juniors only.  To register online go to www.abac.edu/stalliondays or call 229-391-5004. 

Reinhardt College is holding Experience Reinhardt on January 24 and February 21.  Spring Visitation Day is April 25, 2009.  For more information visit the website at admissions@reinhardt.edu. 

College of Charleston Open House for Spring will be April 18, 2009.  Register online for Open House at www.cofc.edu/admissions. 

Georgia Tech’s Futures Program (Women Make A Difference At Georgia Tech) is a special visitation program for high school 10^th and 11^th grade girls who have an A or high B average and have an interest in one of the following fields of study:  Architecture, Computing, Management, Engineering, Liberal Arts and Science.  The event will be held on February 9, 2009 and registration must be completed before January 10.  Visit www.visits.gatech.edu/futures for more information. 
 

Augusta State University’s Senior Visitation Days will be January 31 or March 28, 2009 from 1 – 5 p.m.  High School Junior Visitation and Tour Day is April 25, 2009 from 1 – 4:30 p.m.   
 

The United States Military Academy’s Summer Leaders Seminar 2009 will take place May 30 – June 5, 2009 and June 6 – 12, 2009.  It will bring together approximately 900 students, an increase of 100 over last year, outstanding rising high school seniors from around the country for a six-day immersion into West Point.  The program consists of daily morning physical training, academic classes, and intramurals, a day of military training, administration of the Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA), a West Point tour, and social functions.  The academic program features workshops and class samplings from the Academy’s curriculum.  All participants stay in cadet barracks and meals are in the Cadet Mess.  Students pay their own travel expenses plus a registration fee of $325 to pay for food, workshop materials, and some West Point apparel. 

Students apply for SLS (Summer Leaders Seminar) online only at http://admissions.usma.edu/.  There will be a link to “click” to apply for SLS starting December 15, 2008 and ending on April 1, 2009.  Students are selected from among the top performers academically and in leadership

potential as gauged by their extracurricular and athletic activities with consideration given to

admissions process.  Last year, we received over 3,500 applications for SLS and we anticipate similar interest this year.  Generally, students invited to attend SLS will be competitive for admission to West Point.